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We got the message, Ubisoft confirmed today. After a deluge of negative PC gamer feedback, the publisher announced it will remove its always-on Internet connection DRM from Driver: San Francisco.

In July, Ubisoft revealed its Internet-required/no offline play DRM would be attached to Driver: San Francisco, an announcement that made the publisher a veritable pinanta on gaming forums and comment sections (GameSpy's included). Today the publisher issued a statement to Rock Paper Shotgun that it has relaxed the DRM attached to Driver to Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood levels.

"We've heard your feedback regarding the permanent Internet connection requirement for Driver and have made the decision to no longer include it," Ubisoft stated. "So this means that Driver PC gamers will only need to sign in at game launch but can subsequently choose to play the game offline."

The PC version of Driver: San Francisco, originally set to ship alongside the console versions on September 6, was recently delayed to a September 27 launch.

Spy Guy says: Nice that Ubisoft would actually listen and respond to the PC community, and hopefully the delay signals an effort to make the PC version of Driver more than a console port. But with no steering wheel-peripheral support or a PC demo, it would be wise to wait for the PC reviews of the game before diving in. What do you think? Is the new DRM-free (sort of) Driver back on your buy list?